Range Western North America, from Alaska to California, east to Colorado, north to the Northwest Territories.

Discussion Also known as few-seeded draba, yellow flowered moss. This is one of many tufted species of Draba with yellow flowers, distinguished in part by technical characteristics of the hairs. The entire surface of this plant is covered with microscopic hairs that lie flat, each with a main axis and perpendicular branches on either side (similar to two back-to-back combs).